Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]AR· Introduced 1 mai 2025

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

11 mars 2026·4 months ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 26 février 2026

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term insurance carriers from denying or otherwise restricting coverage for living organ donors.

Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, vary premiums, or otherwise impose conditions on policies based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.

The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on living organ donation to include information about the benefits and risks of living organ donation and the impact of donation on insurance access, particularly with respect to the bill's changes.

Timeline

6 actions

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
11 mars 2026 · Calendars
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
11 mars 2026 · Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
11 mars 2026 · Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
26 février 2026 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
1 mai 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
1 mai 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

50 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]AR

Cosponsors

Democrat3162%
Republican1836%
Independent12%

Democrat:Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]PA
Republican:Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Democrat:Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GA
Democrat:Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]VT
Democrat:Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]CA
Republican:Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]IN
Democrat:Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]MD
Republican:Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]IN
Republican:Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]AK
Democrat:Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Republican:Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]AL
Republican:Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Democrat:Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]MI
Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
Democrat:Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]CA
Republican:Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Democrat:Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]MD
Republican:Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA
Democrat:Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO
Republican:Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Republican:Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
Republican:Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]WV
Democrat:Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]AZ
Republican:Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Democrat:Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]NJ
Democrat:Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]MI
Democrat:Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]CT
Democrat:Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
Independent:Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]NH
Democrat:Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI
Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]GA
Democrat:Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Democrat:Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Republican:Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Democrat:Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]AZ
Democrat:Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Democrat:Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA
Democrat:Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Democrat:Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]NV
Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Democrat:Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR
Democrat:Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]NM
Republican:Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS

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Health

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Disability and health-based discriminationDisability assistanceEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsLife, casualty, property insuranceLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationSurgery and anesthesia

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To1 May 2025
- Referred To1 May 2025
- Markup By26 Feb 2026
- Reported By11 Mar 2026

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